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. 2019 Mar 11;3(4):517–526. doi: 10.1007/s41669-019-0127-2

Table 2.

Description of the JKN, VHIS and PhilHealth databases

JKN VHIS PhilHealth
Population coverage (year) 75% or 197 million (2018) 84% or 81 million (2017) 91% or 94 million (2016)
Health facilities coverage (year) (2017) (2015) (2017)
 Number of providers 25,391 13,508 6118
  Outpatient 22,975 12,143 8127
  Clinics 20,300 345 1541a
  Private (%) 51 0 0
  Rural health units NA 11,798 2606
  Retail pharmacies 2675 None None
  Others (infirmaries and birthing homes) NA NA 2067
 Hospitals 2416 1365 1913
   Private (%) 60 13 60
Continuous and consistent data capture Yes, only for specialist outpatients and inpatients Yes Yes, only for inpatients
Record duration of complete data, as of February 2019 3 years (2014–2016) 2 years (2017–2018) 2 years (2016–2017)
Data latency 2 months to 1 year, depending on how prompt hospitals are with filing of claims 2–4 months 2 months
Number of claims (year) ~ 50 million (2015) ~ 200 million (2017) ~ 10 million (2016)
In-house database expertise Yes Yes Yes

JKN Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional, VHIS Vietnam Health Insurance Scheme, PhilHealth Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, NA not applicable

aOnly includes facilities accredited to provide primary care benefits